Bell 47G-2 N6746D
28 May 2002 · Bunnell, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6746D was involved in an accident near Bunnell, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bunnell, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flagler County (X47)
- Coordinates
- 29.4672, -81.2064
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N6746D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gainesville → Bunnell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the student pilot to secure the rotorcraft floorboard mounted ballast, resulting in shifting of the ballast on liftoff, and the subsequent dynamic rollover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the student pilot was lifting off the grassy area between the runway and the taxiway, a sand bag being used as ballast shifted position on the right side floorboards, causing the rotorcraft to sustain a dynamic rollover to the right.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Aug 2002 | Bell 47G-2 | Oasis, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2002 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Panaca, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Managment | No injuries | - |
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All 1,633 records for this type
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